Emily Lau
Metro Editor
University of La Verne President Devorah Lieberman was named President of the Year by the Association of College Unions International for her efforts and dedication to build and maintain positive campus community, the association announced last month.
“The most important thing for me is that this recognition is really not about me at all – it was about the University of La...

This is the first of a series of stories highlighting key issues on and off campus. This first story deals with parking, a polarizing issue on campus. Host Julian Mininsohn gets the perspective from key officials as well as students from the University of La Verne.
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Kristine Delgadillo
Staff Writer
The University of La Verne has taken extra precautions toward earthquake preparedness in light of recent earthquakes in the Los Angeles County to prepare students and faculty in case of emergency.
A campus-wide earthquake drill took place April 15 in every dorm at ULV. Drills were led by the resident advisers and each was trained on what to do in an event of an earthquake.
“I...

Gabriela Krupa
Staff Writer
Imagine the University of La Verne with new buildings and technology – new classrooms, a bigger gym, more food stations, additional parking and restored dorms.
ULV officials created the Master Plan to help generate designs, facilities and technologies that will support the growing academic population of the University.
“Our goal is to create a Master Plan that will support...

Kat Simonelli
Assistant Editor
Campus safety is working with Capital Planning to add Wide Area Emergency Broadcast System, or WEBS, towers on campus, starting with one in D Lot this semester.
These towers, also called “Blue Lights,” will provide students with the opportunity to be in immediate contact with campus safety in the event of an emergency.
“The purpose of bringing WEBS to campus is...

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Ingrid Rodriguez
Staff Writer
With the West Campus project moving forward, the softball and baseball teams will finally have their own fields to call home.
The project, with a projected completion date of December 2014, will create the West Campus Athletics Complex, with fields up to NCAA standards. It will also include a parking lot.
The West Campus...

This fall the University of La Verne received 650 freshmen and 200 transfer students, creating the largest student body in the school’s 121-year history. To accommodate the new students the campus has undergone significant development. Vista La Verne, the new residence hall seen second from the right, houses 373 students. Davenport Dining Hall, Ortmayer Stadium and parking lots have also undergone...

Remodeled with artificial turf, La Verne’s new football stadium has been open for football and soccer practice since mid-summer. With the opening of the new Ortmayer Stadium, the university will have one of the premiere stadiums in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The grand re-opening of the stadium will be at 5 p.m. Sept. 15. / photo by Hunter Cole
Christian Orozco
Sports...

With the largest number of on-campus residential students the University of La Verne has ever seen, Davenport Dining Hall has expanded its patio seating. The new dining area features brand new furniture along with a surrounding gate. A patio cover will soon be added, along with heating and cooling devices to accommodate all-weather dining. The entire renovation project will cost about $600,000. / photo...

Construction on the football field moves along with the input of the cooling system. Pipes buried beneath the field cool the artificial turf when it gets too hot. On Tuesday, the contractor Byrom-Davey worked to cover the piles of dirt and rock with tarps to protect them from rain and mud. / photo by Zachary Horton
Christian Orozco
Sports Editor
The $4 million project of refurbishing Ortmayer Stadium...